Victor Sjöström

(1879-1960)

Swedish film director, screenwriter and actor

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Victor David Sjöström (20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his best known films include The Phantom Carriage (1921), He Who Gets Slapped (1924), and The Wind (1928). Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957).

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Born	Victor Sjöström 20 September 1879 Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden
Died	3 January 1960 (aged 80) Stockholm, Sweden
Zodiac	Virgo
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Lili Bech 1883-1939 · Danish actress · m. ???? info edit

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Edith Erastoff 1887-1945 · Finnish actress · m. 1922 info edit

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Guje Lagerwall info 1st child with Edith Erastoff Female b. 13 Jan 1918 · Age: 107 · 1918- · Celebrity Baby

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Caje Bjerke info 2nd child with Edith Erastoff Female b. 31 Aug 1919 · Age: 105 · 1919- · Celebrity Baby

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